Boulder County announces second annual Winter Bike Week
Winter Bike to Work Day Jan. 25; register and track trips today
Boulder County, Colo. - Winter Bike Week (Jan. 23-27, 2017) is an annual
celebration of year-round cycling that encourages residents, students and
employees to get on their bikes for commuting, errands or just for fun. For riders unaccustomed to riding in the cold
or snow, free Winter Cycling 101
classes will be offered around the county in the upcoming weeks. Winter Bike to
Work Day, held on Wednesday, Jan. 25 features over 20 FREE breakfast stations
around the county. Learn more about Winter Bike to Work Day and see breakfast
station locations on the county’s
event website.
Riders are encouraged to register and
track bike trips
taken during Winter Bike Week to earn recognition and prizes. The week-long
event is open to all residents and commuters in Boulder County and is a
partnership between Boulder County, the cities of Boulder, Longmont,
Louisville, Lafayette and the Town of Superior.
Winter
Bike Week activities include:
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Winter
Biking Skills Class - Thursday, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m. at
Community Cycles, 2805 Wilderness Pl. #1000, Boulder
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Winter
Biking Skills Class – Friday, Jan. 13, 5:30 p.m. at Shoes & Brews, 63 South Pratt Parkway
Unit B, Longmont
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Winter
Biking Skills Class - Thursday, Jan. 19, noon at the Boulder County Courthouse, 2025 14th St.
in Boulder
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Winter
Biking Skills Class - Thursday, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m. at
Community Cycles, 2805 Wilderness Pl. #1000, Boulder
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Fatbike
Demonstration with Boulder Mountainbike Alliance (BMA)
– Saturday, Jan. 21, morning demos, at the Brainard Lake recreation area
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WINTER
BIKE TO WORK DAY! - Wednesday, Jan 25 – FREE breakfast
stations open from 7 to 9 a.m.
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Happy
Hour to Celebrate with Those Who Rode – Wednesday, Jan. 25, 5
p.m. at Twisted Pine Brewing, 3201 Walnut St, Boulder
For more information, to register or to view a map
of the breakfast stations, visit www.winterbikeweek.us.
“This year we are excited to offer more Winter
Cycling Skills classes than ever before,” said Alex Hyde-Wright, Bicycle
Planner, Boulder County. “These informal
classes are designed to prepare fair-weather cyclists for some of the unique
challenges of riding in cold or snowy weather, and include discussions on
clothing, lights, bike handling and planning.”
While the weather on January 25 is usually sunny with
a high of 52, if it does snow, Boulder County generally plows arterial roads first,
followed by collectors and select local roads.
For Boulder County snow removal policies, visit: http://www.bouldercounty.org/roads/driveways/pages/snowremoval.aspx.
For snow removal policies within area cities and
towns, please contact them directly.
If you live too far from work or school to bike the
whole way, consider keeping a bike in one of Boulder County’s Bus-then-Bike
shelters. These are secure bicycle
parking facilities that extend the range of transit, like the Flatiron Flyer
service on US 36, by allowing you to ride the bus and then bike the last couple
miles. For a free access card, sign up
at www.BusThenBike.com.
FREE
B-Cycle offer
If you’d like to try out B-Cycle, sign up during
Winter Bike Week with the promo code “wbw16” for one free month of riding!
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